Comfortable life in Siheyuan

In the evening, when Huaihua got home from get off work, Qin Huairu pulled her into the room.

"Mom, why are you pulling me? What's so urgent?" Huaihua was a little stunned and didn't understand what was going on.

"What's the matter? It's your most important event in life! Your mother went to find a matchmaker for you early this morning, just for your marriage." Qin Huairu was speechless looking at her slow-tempered daughter.

"Oh!" Huaihua said, and sat down obediently.

"You! What can I say about you? Mom asked a matchmaker to help, and she paid money, so you better pay more attention!" Qin Huairu said with a disappointed look.

"I will definitely take this to heart, so don't worry." Huaihua immediately raised her hand and assured.

"I almost forgot something. Do you have any photos? I have to send them to the matchmaker. Photos are required for blind dates now." Qin Huairu finally remembered the purpose of looking for Huaihua. She almost messed it up.

"I don't have any photos. Taking a photo is quite expensive." Huaihua curled her lips and said a little disappointedly.

Last time when Xiaodang got married, her brother-in-law took a photo with her sisters. She has never taken a photo alone since she was a child!

"Then go to the photo studio in the next two days and take some photos for me, and I will send them to the matchmaker." Qin Huairu instructed.

"Okay, I'll go there during my vacation."

"Don't wait until the holiday, take a day off tomorrow and go there in the afternoon!" Qin Huairu was really anxious and urged.

"Okay, let's go tomorrow!"

……

The next day, afternoon, Dongcheng Photo Studio.

Huaihua walked into the photo studio shyly, carrying a cloth bag. An elderly middle-aged man came towards her, who seemed to be the owner of the photo studio.

"Girl, are you here to take pictures?"

"Ok!"

"Is it a ID photo or a souvenir photo?"

"Is there any difference?" Huaihua didn't quite understand and asked back.

"There is a difference. We have costumes for ID photos. For most ID photos, it's better to dress more formally. For commemorative photos, you can be more casual, and your movements don't have to be so restrained." The boss explained patiently.

"Just a commemorative photo will do. I took this for a blind date." Huaihua was simple-minded and said whatever she wanted.

"You don't look very old, almost the same age as my son. And you're so pretty, how come you don't have a partner?" The boss complimented with a smile.

"I'm already 24. I'm an old maid now!" Huaihua smiled self-deprecatingly, feeling a little depressed in her heart.

"Your standards are too high and you're overwhelmed by the choices!" The boss didn't seem to be in a hurry and kept asking about the situation.

"I don't have high standards. I'm just a temporary worker. I don't have a high education. How can I have high standards?" Huaihua didn't know why. It might be because the boss was very friendly and she talked too much.

“If your standards are not so high, then you can take a look at my son. He learned the craft in my shop and now he is also a photographer.” The boss was very happy and went upstairs after saying this.

Huaihua stood in the photo studio, not knowing whether to leave or stay and wait.

After a few minutes, the boss came down, followed by a young man wearing glasses.

The young man has very fair skin, probably because he stays in the photo studio for a long time, he looks very handsome.

"Why are you standing there? Say hello to them!" The boss felt anxious as he looked at his stupidly standing son.

"Hello girl, my name is Xiaowei, Zhuang Wei." Xiaowei said this and fell silent again.

"Hello. I'm Jia Huaihua! Nice to meet you!" Huaihua looked at Xiaowei, who was like a wooden man, and couldn't help wanting to laugh.

"My son is like this. He is not very good at communicating with others and he doesn't talk much usually." The boss sighed helplessly.

Huaihua looked at the handsome Xiaowei and thought it was a good idea. This man looked timid and didn't even dare to look at him.

"Boss, I've been delayed for a long time. Why don't we go take pictures first?" Huaihua looked at the clock on the wall and felt that it was about time, so he should get down to business first!

"Okay, okay! Xiaowei, take the person upstairs quickly." The boss pushed his son, wanting the two to talk on their own.

"Oh! I understand!" Xiaowei said aggrievedly.

"Remember to take a few more photos of the girl so that she can choose better when the time comes!"

Huaihua saw through the photo studio owner's little trick at a glance, but she didn't say much.

"understood."

The two of them went upstairs one after the other. When they got upstairs, Xiaowei took Huaihua to sit in front of a camera, and then he stopped talking again.

"Have you always been so dull? Don't you like to talk usually?" Huaihua began to be curious about this boy.

"Well! I've been in the store the whole time and there's not many people to chat with!" When Xiaowei spoke, his eyes were always fixed on the machine and he didn't dare to look at Huaihua.

"Then he really doesn't have a partner." Huaihua laughed.

"Uh! Let's take a photo! Sit up straight." Xiaowei was stunned for a moment, then said naturally.

After Huaihua sat down, Xiaowei picked up the camera.

What Huaihua didn't know was that although Xiaowei didn't dare to look him in the eye just now, he was looking straight at Huaihua behind the camera. Her heartbeat also accelerated a lot.

After a long time, Huaihua saw that there was still no sound, so she asked, "Is it done? Is the filming done?"

Xiaowei's face instantly turned red, and then he stammered, "It's almost done, don't worry, just smile."

Huaihua smiled knowingly when she saw how funny he was.

Xiaowei did not miss this opportunity and quickly pressed the shutter.

"Have you finished taking the photos?" Huaihua asked again.

"Stand up and take another picture, then you can choose one later." Xiaowei said shyly.

"No need, this is fine." Huaihua didn't want to trouble others, and taking pictures also costs money.

"It's okay, if you don't choose it, we won't charge you." Xiaowei suggested again.

"Well, that's okay!"

Huaihua stood up and took two more pictures, and that was the end.

"Xiaowei, when will the photos be ready? When can I come to pick them up?" Huaihua walked over and asked Xiaowei.

"One, it usually only takes two or three days!" Xiaowei lowered his head even more.

"Okay, I'll come over on the weekend. I have to go to work these two days."

Huaihua went straight downstairs and prepared to find the boss to pay the money.

"It's okay, just give me two dollars, and you can pay the rest when you come over to get the photos." The boss originally wanted to ask her to get the photos first, but then he thought, what if she didn't give him a penny and didn't want the photos, then she wouldn't come over!

"Thank you, boss. I'll go back now."

"I asked Xiaowei to take you there. He's just sitting around doing nothing at home. Xiaowei, come down quickly. What are you dawdling about up there?" Boss Zhuang was getting anxious when he saw that his son didn't come down for a long time.